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Ocala Man Convicted For Attempting To Purchase More Than 5 Kilograms Of Cocaine

ORLANDO, Fla. - Mark R. Trouville, Special Agent in Charge, Drug Enforcement (DEA), Miami Field Division, and A. Lee Bentley, III, United States Attorney for the Middle District of Florida, announced that a federal jury has found Anthony Vikey Omar (29, Ocala) guilty of aiding and abetting an attempt to...
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Leader Of Colombian Drug Trafficking Organization Sentenced To 18 Years In Federal Prison

TAMPA, Fla. - U.S. District Judge James D. Whittemore sentenced Vinston Boxton-(49, San Andres Island, Colombia, South America) to 18 years in federal prison for conspiring with others to distribute five kilograms or more of cocaine, knowing and intending that the cocaine would be unlawfully imported into the United States...
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Three Current And Former Rikers Island Correction Officers Indicted For Trafficking In Narcotics, Bribery And Smuggling Contraband In Jail

NEW YORK - Bridget G. Brennan, New York City’s Special Narcotics Prosecutor, Mark G. Peters, Commissioner of the New York City Department of (DOI), James J. Hunt, Acting Special Agent in Charge of the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration’s New York (DEA), New York City Police Commissioner William J. Bratton, James...
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Manhattan U.S. Attorney Announces Charges Against Supplier Of “Molly” That Resulted In A Death At Electric Zoo Concert

NEW YORK - Preet Bharara, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, and James J. Hunt, Acting Special Agent in Charge, Drug Enforcement (DEA), New York Division, announced today that Patrick Morgan was arrested this morning in Buffalo, NY on narcotics distribution and narcotics conspiracy charges...
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Colombian Cocaine Smuggler Sentenced To More Than 15 Years In Federal Prison

TAMPA, Fla. - Last week Senior U.S. District Judge James S. Moody, Jr. sentenced Luis Alberto Urrego-Contreras to 15 years and six months in federal prison for conspiracy to distribute five kilograms or more of cocaine, knowing and intending that such substance would be unlawfully imported into the United (US)...
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Operation Pill Nation II Doctor Sentenced To 20 Years In Federal Prison

TAMPA, Fla. - Mark R. Trouville, Special Agent in Charge, Drug Enforcement (DEA), Miami Field Division, and United States Attorney A. Lee Bentley, III, for the Middle District of Florida, announce that U.S. District Judge Virginia M. Hernandez Covington today sentenced Ronald John (58, Brandon) to 20 years in federal...
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Manhattan U.S. Attorney Charges 27 In The Fordham/Kingsbridge Neighborhoods Of The Bronx, Including 20 Members And Associates Of The Trinitarios Street Gang, With Narcotics And Firearms Offenses

MANHATTAN, N.Y. - Preet Bharara, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, William J. Bratton, the Commissioner of the Police Department for the City of New (NYPD), James J. Hunt, the Acting Special Agent in Charge of the New York Division of the Drug Enforcement (DEA)...
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St. Jude's Pharmacy Owner In Cape Coral Sentenced To 3 Years For Structuring Bank Deposits

FORT MYERS, Fla. - U.S. District Judge Sheri Polster Chappell sentenced Martha (43, Cape Coral) on July 21, 2014, to three years and one month in prison and $7,500 in fines for making structured cash deposits of proceeds of illegal activity in order to evade bank currency transaction reporting requirements...
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Long Island Doctor Sentenced To 10 Years’ Imprisonment For Conspiracy To Distribute Oxycodone And Distribution Of Oxycodone

NEW YORK - Earlier today, at the federal courthouse in Central Islip, New York, Long Island doctor Leonard I. Stambler was sentenced to 10 years in prison by United States District Court Judge Joseph F. Bianco. Stambler was convicted by a jury in October 2013 following three weeks of trial...
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Doctor Convicted Of Manslaughter And Reckless Endangerment: Illegally Sold Prescriptions To 20 Patients

MANHATTAN, N.Y. - On July 18, 2014 Bridget Brennan, New York City’s Special Narcotics Prosecutor announced the conviction of Stan Xuhui Li, a physician specializing in pain management and anesthesiology, on 198 charges, including Manslaughter, Reckless Endangerment, Criminal Sale of a Prescription for a Controlled Substance, Scheme to Defraud, Grand...